• DocumentCode
    1186671
  • Title

    Performance limitations of matched shunt-compensated broad-band cascode amplifiers

  • Author

    Ahlgren, David J.

  • Volume
    29
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    1982
  • fDate
    2/1/1982 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    119
  • Lastpage
    123
  • Abstract
    This paper presents gain-bandwidth limits for matched small-signal amplifiers that use cascode-connected bipolar junction transistors (BJT´s) and shunt compensating admittances. The limits apply for conditions of flat, maximal broad-band gain and flat port reflections. The paper includes stability and sensitivity analyses, an amplifier synthesis procedure, and an illustrative design example.
  • Keywords
    Bipolar transistor amplifiers; Impedance-matching; Admittance; Circuit stability; Circuits and systems; Filtering; Frequency; Network synthesis; Reflection; Sensitivity analysis; Stability analysis; TV;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Circuits and Systems, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0098-4094
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TCS.1982.1085113
  • Filename
    1085113